Investigations and watchdog reporting. Where public money goes, who answers for it, and what happens after the headline fades.
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The High Court in Leribe has sentenced 34-year-old Sekhompa Lekhotla to 21 years imprisonment for the 2011 murder of 19-year-old herd boy Limpho Jopi, a case that remained unresolved for over 15 years. The conviction was based on the victim's dying declarations, identification evidence,
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The High Court's decision to deny bail to Foliki Makhutle, accused of murdering Lesotho Nurses Association Secretary-General Morephe Santi, is commended as a proper balancing of bail rights against witness protection and justice interests. The article discusses the need for rigorous bail frameworks and calls on Parliament
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The Lesotho Mounted Police Service has returned a 500-kilogram consignment of medicinal cannabis worth M1.2 million to Leribe-based Banel (Pty) Ltd after the High Court ruled its seizure and detention were unlawful. The cannabis, which arrived from Thailand in February 2026, was seized at Moshoeshoe I International
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The Lesotho High Court has convicted Sekhompa Lekhotla of murdering 19-year-old herd boy Limpho Jopi in 2011, based primarily on the victim's dying identification despite no murder weapon being recovered and no eyewitness testimony. Justice 'Manapo Motebele found the cumulative evidence—including dying declarations, clothing
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A Leribe man, Masupha Katse, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison or a M15,000 fine for the culpable homicide of 'Mane Mothatjaneng during a village celebration in August 2019 over a dispute regarding food. Acting High Court Judge 'Manapo Motebele also ordered Katse to pay
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Senior Inspector Mathibeli Mofolo has been convicted of the murder of Police Constable Mokalekale Khetheng, who disappeared after being taken into police custody on 26 March 2016 and was found dead in a remote gorge the following day. Former Hlotse Police Station commander Senior Superintendent Thabo Tšukulu was convicted of
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A Lesotho mother has filed a lawsuit against Makoanyane Military Hospital and Queen 'Mamohato Memorial Hospital, seeking M12.8 million in damages for alleged medical negligence during childbirth that resulted in her child developing cerebral palsy and severe developmental complications. The case involves allegations of inadequate fetal monitoring, delayed
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Former legislator Thabang Mafojane testified in the High Court murder trial of Teboho Tšolo, recounting how a mediation meeting between two businessmen over clothing jokes escalated into a shooting that killed businessman Panyane Phiri on 6 August 2024. Tšolo, who has pleaded not guilty, claims he acted in self-defence,
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Former Tourism, Sports, Arts and Culture principal secretary Pokello Mahlomola has denied allegations that he took bribes to authorize an M83 million payment to Design Edge Consortium for the Leribe Sports Complex project, claiming instead that he was dismissed in June 2025 for attempting to stop the decade-old project
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Former Maseru Senior Resident Magistrate Peter Murenzi has returned to legal practice as an Advocate after being forced into compulsory retirement by the Judicial Service Commission in August 2024 following findings of unlawful bail releases. Murenzi recently represented BNP leader Machesetsa Mofomobe in a drug-related case and has obtained
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Acting Judge 'Manapo Motebele sentenced Moruti Mapola to 30 years' imprisonment for the murder of Tšeliso Chabalala in Mokhotlong in 2017, with the court finding him guilty of murder without direct intent after a violent confrontation over marital infidelity allegations. The court rejected Mapola's self-defence
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'Makarabo Letsoela, a Basotho woman, has been battling a debilitating eye condition since 2019 and alleges a surgical procedure at Queen 'Mamohato Memorial Hospital worsened her condition, leaving her seeking specialist treatment abroad. The Boiketlo Ba Basali Foundation has relaunched a fundraising campaign to help her access medical